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Friday, 18 August 2017

Decorate Rattan 3. Boho Flowerpot Basket

Friday at last! Bohemian style flowerpot basket is to close my Decorate Rattan theme week. In case you haven´t seen parts one and two check out the tutorials here: Colorful Coasters / Party Ready Glass Cozies. Baskets that I have painted today are both from thrift store, 3,50€ per one. In bigger thrift stores it is easy to find a pile of different baskets. Challenge is to go through all and sort the best and most suitable for painting project like this. The more simple the basket is the better the paint and shells will look in it.

You will need:

-A basket

-Acrylic lacquer paint in two colors

-Cotton yarn

-Shells

-Small/ Medium brush

-Hammer

-Tongs

-Two needles

-Scissors

Step 1. Choose two colors you want to use in your work. You can use more but I noticed that the safest way to succeed is to narrow the amount of color because the pattern already makes the basket stand out. Look closely the basket and how it has been woven to see the pattern. Decide which areas you want to paint. In case you have similar baskets you can make all look different just by painting different parts of the woven pattern.

Step 2. Paint parts of the woven pattern and leave some unpainted. In case you have small details to paint choose smaller brush. Let dry.

Step 3. I painted two baskets and twined shells to one. Here is how to ad shells. Making a hole to a shell: Take a strong sharp needle, tongs, hammer and cutting board. Keep the needle with tongs and hammer like a nail to the shell as shown in the picture.

Step 4. Take yarn and needle. Make a knot to the end of the yarn and come from the inside of the basket to the outside. Take a shell to the yarn and go inside to the basket same route. Repeat coming outside every 3 cm (or depending the size of the basket/ shells you are using) and taking a shell and going back in.

Step 5. The yarn you use to attach the shells goes neatly inside the basket. End the yarn when you have attached shells around the basket. Place a plant that is in a pot to the basket.

I was surprised how great yucca trees look again. Few years ago I couldn´t have imagined to buy one and now it looks so fresh and new! Quite many eighties trends are now in style. Maybe a bit transformed but still very recognizable. Rattan, indoor jungles, mirrors, colors not to talk about clothes fashion and music. When trends repeat themselves there is a great chance to use recycled materials and make the original items update to current style. I enjoy this eighties comeback a lot because it allows to use lots of materials, patterns and colors instead of minimalism. Yet I think after this trend minimalism might be the next big thing. Nowadays though, there seems to be few big trends going at the same time so I hope that when one of them is minimalism the others will give a chance to us maximalists :D I have given up with the ideal of finding my own style that would keep year after year not depending what the trends say. For me trends are important source of inspiration and I love to forecast what is coming next. It is fun to get new ideas and find out how to create the same trendy atmosphere with less using upcycled materials and making by myself instead of buying all new from store. Bohemian and DIYed would be great words to describe my style even though colors, materials, patterns and furniture designs might change.

How would you describe your style through the years? Have you found a style you keep no matter what new trend might occur? Or are you more like me and love to participate the trend game?Have a peaceful and relaxing Weekend! More DIY projects coming next week :)Sannu